China Telecom has announced that its net profit for first-half 2018 arrived at CNY13.6 billion (US$1.99 billion), representing an increase of 8.1% on year, while basic earnings per...

Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) will be stepping up its efforts to enhance operating profitability, according to company CFO Chi Tung Liu.

The second quarter of 2018 marked for the first time that China-based Huawei has outraced Apple to second place in the global smartphone market, according to IDC data. With that performance,...

Solar cell maker Motech Industries has temporarily stopped production at its factory in Kunshan, eastern China, since August 13 due to sharp drops in orders, according to Economic...

DRAM suppliers have begun to negotiate with their clients contract prices for the fourth quarter since the middle of August, according to DRAMeXchange, which expects prices to weaken...

China-based solar firm Jinko Solar Holding has reported a strong rise in second-quarter 2018 profit, while fellow maker Canadian Solar (CSI) saw a sharp drop in profitability.

Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$117.9 billion during the second quarter of 2018, up 6% sequentially and 20.5% on year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...

Major LED firms in Taiwan and China have made ambitious moves developing mini LED devices for backlighting applications and displays, with the focus of competition expected to swing...

With smartphone vendors putting in aggressive efforts toward second-half sales in an attempt to reach their whole-year objectives, smartphone AP shipments will likely benefit from...

EDA vendor Cadence Design Systems is scheduled to start operating a new subsidiary in Nanjing, China in September, according to industry sources.

While China's semiconductor industry is aggressively moving to build partnerships with world-class players to strengthen its prowess amid the raging US-China trade war, Taiwan semiconductor...

Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial swung to net losses of NT$645 million (US$20.9 million) in the second quarter of 2018, when the company recognized losses of NT$940...

Cleanroom and turnkey equipment supplier Acter has reported net profits jumped 76% on year to NT$430 million (US$13.9 million) in the second quarter of 2018. EPS for the quarter hit...

As most of the 12-inch wafer foundry fabs built in China in 2016-2017 will kick off commercial run in late 2018, China's combined monthly foundry capacities at 12-inch fabs will surge...

Notebook maker Clevo has reported earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.93 (US$0.06) for the first half of 2018, showing a drastic increase over NT$0.51 of a year earlier, and its revenues...